Denmark has recently made a contribution to the UPR Trust Fund for participation for an effective participation of developing countries in the UPR process.

Participation of the Danish Institute of Human rights throughout the entire process.

Denmark's national report includes the situation of Human rights in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Rate of foreigners coming for work or study has grown substantially.

New plans, campaigns and research projects to combat discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin.

Social exclusion in specific areas has been targeted through strategies against ghettos.

Aims to secure housing for the 5,000 homeless people in the country.

Indigenous people of Greenland represent a majority.

Participation of Greenland in United Nations bodies such as the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council (Expert Mechanism on the rights of indigenous and the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues).

New legislation on language policies and integration of the use of Greenlandic.

Policies on improving Media public services (newspapers, TV and radio broadcasting)

Greenland government has worked on Corporate Social Responsibility practises.

Future participation on Children and Youth Strategy as national objectives.

Lack of participation of women in national politics in Greenland and the Faroe Islands

Adoption of seven core United Nations human rights treaties by the Faroe Islands.

Action plan to fight violence against women and children.

Highlights

Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights concerns at the increasing negative and hostile attitudes towards foreigners, racism and xenophobia cases.

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women has called upon Denmark to adopt a specific law on violence against women, including domestic violence.

Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not yet bound by the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.

Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

National law shall incorporate in its practise the respect of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (freedom of expression and any other discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law).

Accessibility for persons with disabilities (amending building regulations).

Discrimination of people of Roma origin.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concern about conditions for family reunification.